Putty knife and point holder



Patentecl Sept. 23, 1924 UNITED STATE/S PATENT OFFICE.

Applcaton fi1ed October 22, 1923. Serial l'o. 670,155.

T0 aZZ w7wm z't may concern:

Be it lmown that I, EDXVARD J. PHILLIIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of 'Co-nnecticut, have invented new and useful Improve1nents in Putty Knives and Point Holders, of Whiclithe ollowing is a specification.

'Ihis invention relates to tools, particularly to putty knix es used by painters, glaziers and others in the securing of glass panes in windows and the like, and has for its object the provision of a novel putty knife which has it-s blade and handle 0rmed from a single piece of sheet 1netal out and bent to shape, the advantage being that the device is less expensive to manufacture than the ordinary type while at the Same time it will be more rapid and durable.

An important object is the provision of a putty knife of this character in which the handle is so formed as to provide a compart- 1nent or the storage of the points commonly used by glaziers 'or holding the pane in place preparatory to puttying the handle having a removable closure cap.

VVith the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details 01: construct-ion to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whicl1:

Figure 1 is an elevation of one form of the device,

Figure 2 is a view of the blank frorn which it is formed this view illustrating the lnes of bending,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section,

Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 44 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a slight modification and Figure 6 is a view of the blank frorn which it is forrned.

Figure 7 is a detail section on the line 7-? of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, and especially Figures 1 to 4, the numeral 10 designates the blank frorn which the knife is ormed, which blank includes a relatively wide portion 11 designed to form the handle and a portion 12 which constitutes the blade. 'Ihis blade portion has its corners preferably rounded ofl? as indicated at 13 and where it joins the handle portion 11 it is it isintended that the handle be so1newhat tapered and or this reason the side edges 16 of the handle portion 11 of the blank are inclined as shown.

T0 form the device, the handle portion 11 has its sides rolled up with the edges 16 brought together as shown in Figures 1 to 4. The blank is bent at the neck 14 so that the blade will be 0fset with respect to the handle. The extensions 15 are bent at right angles to the blank and co-operate with the blade to form a bottom closure which makes the hollow handle constitute a receptacle conveniently usable for the storage of glaziers, points and the like.

I also provide a cap 17 ha"ing a depending skirt or flange 18 adapted to telescope within the open end of the handle and this skirt is split er slotted as indicated at 19 so that it will have sufficient resilience to grip fric tionally within the handle and prevent removal.

In Figures 5 and. 6 I have shown a slight modification in which the construction is exactly the same except that the blade 20 is smaller than the blade 12 and the handle portion 21 of the blank has its side edges 22 parallel instead of inclined so that the completed handle 23 will be cylindrical or substantially so. The same cap is used in this instance in exaotly the same manner as in the first described form.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a simple and consequently very inexpensive putty knife which has the great adwmtage of being formed from a single piece of material out and bent te shape. As there are no separate parts it is apparent that there is no likelilrood of derangement and ij": material of suitable gage is used the tool should have suflicient strength to be capable of long use. Of course the device possesses the further advantage of constituting a container for holding glaziers points so that it may be most convenient in use and well adapted for its purpose.

V Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment or" my invention it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form,

nearest the blade being formed With curx ed extensions designed to lic aganst the b1ade when the handleis '0rmcd t0 define a bottom for the 110110W hande whereby the 1atter may be used as L receptacle f01 containing; glaziers points.

2. A putty knifc formed from a single piece of sheet metal formcd f10m blank including a bladc p01ti011 and a handle forming porti0n intcgral thercwith, the sidcs of the handle portion being designed to be folded 0"e1 t0 definc a 110110W handlc, thc outer corners of the handle forming portion nearest the blude being formed With curved cxtensions designed to lie ngainst thc blade when the handle is f0rmed t0 dcfine a bottom for the 110110W handle whereby the latte1 may be used as a reccptaclc for containing glaziers points, and a cap friction ally a11c1 telescopically cngagcd within thc handle.

In testimony whereof I afiix n1y sgnature.

EDVVARD J. PHILLIPS. 

